Show iron co will help grand canyon road As i a esquel to the rait here of J IV V anil imlay ay iy president of the state and grand canyon road commission on oil ins his way san home from silt lake city when mien he lie met with nith the commercial iner cial club and gave an all account of his isit at the metropolis a clemns catia nb ab mas mass meeting wa called to convene in the tabernacle acle immediate after the regular sunday service services when siben the question of the tile proposed road aid its i elation to the people of iron county vias wa fully dicu pd ei the meeting ii wa as pre presided aided 0 oer er by L NV jones aldar cites 4 member ot the landing standing road committee an ali account mas as riven gien by mr jones and C S wilkinson of the proceeding at hurricane co convention mention in which they assisted to represent cedar cit and which was held july 22 A statement was also made of the tile report brought back from the north by president imlay who had received ag assurance urance that the road would receive aid iid from the state conic convicts ts pio providing viding of course that the regulations bo be compiled with inith w inch mitch requires that counties having the benefit of this convict labor shall furnish hay bay and grain for the team and meet what is termed the overhead expense which amounts to about per month mr imlay had stated that the toi town it of I 1 hurricane fu ari had subscribed over oer 3 in haa ha labor and cash that the tons of hay required to 10 fead the convict teams had quickly been ab ascribed bed and in addition some cah and considerable labor lie believed that if iron counts count could raise the GO 60 tona tons of gram grain that it was as estimated would be required reau ired it would be doing a good part for the road an expression expresion ion was taken of those in attendance at the meeting sunday which vi was as unanimous in n fa favor or of iron county raising the requited grain and the standing committee for far this county consi ting of mr jonca jones of cedar city and J M hen dri dockson ekson of Par owari were requested to see to the soliciting of grain throughout the county man mann enthusiastic talks were made on the importance of theaon the construction st of this highway to the tile people of cedar city and iron county and ind the oberia observation tionA of different member on the importance of the tourist bui bu i nes nesi i to other sections section of country given prea pres U T jones led off with nith a voluntary coit tribu tation of one ton of gram grain and was foll followed by the promise of half a ton toll by bishop A G matherson others were ready read with contributions ag as goon soon ai a the committee was ready to enter them there was not a person present who inho did not favor faor the building of the highway or who u was as not u willing illing to aid iii a far as was consistent with ins his means every day the prospect grow brighter for the construction of the highway winch which will mean bo much to the entire state and particular to the southern counties iron county record |